Pele‘s health condition has everyone very worried, and the three-time World Cup winner remains in the hospital and now his son, Edinho, left the club where he was going to be coach, Londrina of Brazil’s second division, to accompany his father.
Edinho asks permission from his team and is allowed to stay with Pele
Pelé getting messages from his family
Thanks to a statement from Londrina Esporte Clube itself, it was revealed that Edson Cholbi, Edinho, Edson Arantes’ first-born son, is leaving the team, which he manages, indefinitely to stay with his father, who has been hospitalized since November 29 at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo due to complications derived from the colon cancer he is suffering from, and even due to a kidney deficiency.
Pele spent Christmas in the hospital with his family
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, 82 years old, remains in the hospital, but he did not spend Christmas alone, he was accompanied by his sons and daughters and even grandchildren, who made him spend a pleasant time.
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Who is Edinho, Pele’s son?
Edson Cholbi Nascimento, Edinho, is the current technical director of the Londrina-based club, which plays in the Amazonian country’s Second Division.
According to O Globo and EFE, Londrina SC is in the midst of pre-season work ahead of the start of the 2023 season, which will be carried out by the assistants of Edson Arantes do Nascimento’s son, Pele.
Pele is considered by many to be the greatest soccer player of all time and is the only player in history to have won three World Cups as a player, winning the World Cup with Brazil in Sweden 1958, Chile 1962 and Mexico 1970.